We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 30 event in Abu Dhabi.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC on ESPN+ 30 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 30 takes place Saturday at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:
Askar Askarov vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Records: Askar Askarov (11-0-1 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC), Alexandre Pantoja (22-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Askarov, 4-0-1, Pantoja 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Pantoja No. 7, Askarov honorable mention
Odds (as of 07.13.20): Pantoja -190, Askarov +155
Luana Carolina vs. Ariane Lipski
Records: Luana Carolina (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ariane Lipski (12-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Carolina 5-0, Lipski 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.13.20): Carolina -115, Lipski -115
Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
Records: Marc Diakiese (14-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Rafael Fiziev (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Diakiese 2-3, Fiziev 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.13.20): Diakiese -160, Fiziev +130
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
Records: Kelvin Gastelum (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Jack Hermansson (20-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Gastelum 2-3, Hermansson 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Hermansson No. 6, Gastelum No. 13
Odds (as of 07.13.20): Gastelum -125, Hermansson -105
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez
Records: Deiveson Figueiredo (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Joseph Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC)
Past five: Figueiredo 4-1, Benavidez 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Figueiredo No. 2, Benavidez No. 3
Odds (as of 07.13.20): Figueiredo -225, Benavidez +175
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 30 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez – for vacant flyweight title
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
- Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Luana Carolina vs. Ariane Lipski
- Askar Askarov vs. Alexandre Pantoja
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Roman Dolidze vs. Khadis Ibragimov
- Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani
- Joel Alvarez vs. Joe Duffy
- Montel Jackson vs. Brett Johns
- Amir Albazi vs. Malcolm Gordon
- Davi Ramos vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Carlos Felipe vs. Serghei Spivac
